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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1970
Page
1
Lubbock County approves a package of Farm-To-Market highway projects including grading surfacing and paving from FM 116 to Houston and from FM 27 to Us along 84 miles. The plan covers sections near Lattewk and Lorene with estimated costs and construction details noted for New Road Page 19.
At the county Democratic gathering liberal factions won a key test vote and gained influence as Mrs Marvin McLarty Jr was elected district committeewoman by 686 to 611 amid delegate proportional voting rules. The convention split reflected tensions between moderates and liberals.
A U S naval flotilla of about 100 ships and South Vietnamese craft moved up the Mekong toward Cambodia as landings neared Phnom Penh. US helicopters attacked positions while South Vietnamese forces pressed into Cambodia and a large enemy cache was seized near Saigon.
Southern Plains students win four top places in state contests as school programs for honors reengage. The area REPUBLICANS endorse Nine’s Vietnam and Cambodian police ves here.
A reader signs a short prayer asking God to strengthen faith and to hear every whispered prayer through Jesus. The request ends with Amen in a devotional, personal tone.
Lubbock and the South Plains endure another hot dry Saturday with no measurable moisture. Forecasters note the April to mid May period has run three weeks of dryness since 1961, matching patterns seen in 1964 1967 and this year while interim years show moisture.
Treasury Secretary David M. Kennedy told about 1000 corporate heads at the Business Council meeting that the Nixon administration will seek new or higher taxes if necessary to prevent a 1971 deficit. He said surpluses for this year and next are at risk of turning into deficits and that increased revenue could be pursued through various measures. Kennedy warned of possible postponements or enlargements of the tax base and other revenue-raising steps to maintain wage price stability.
In Tokyo AP dispatches report that Communist China and North Korea accuse Cambodia of holding their diplomats and technicians as hostages. Peking's New China News Agency calls it a grave provocation, while Phnom Penh reports say Cambodian authorities kept the Chinese there until Cambodian diplomats reach Beijing.
Police estimate 60 000 antiwar protesters gathered beside a barricaded White House in Washington in a peaceful protest that turned tense with scattered clashes and tear gas near George Washington University. Authorities reported 140 arrests as police moved to restore order.
President Nixon met dawn protesters at the Lincoln Memorial seeking calm amid war policy. He urged understanding of the Cambodia decision and asked for peaceful demonstration as tens of thousands gathered on the Ellipse nearby. Some Syracuse University students remained unconvinced.
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield dismissed the president's news conference as new words on old policies of escalation. He doubted U.S. troops would really leave Cambodia for good next month.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Robert H. Finch said Agnew rhetoric contributed to the climate around the Kent State shootings but denied any direct link. He spoke to about 40 students near the HEW building and urged careful public utterances.
Fair weather across Lubbock and nearby areas with mild nights and warm days through Monday. Highs in the mid 80s, overnight lows near 50, southerly winds rising to around 20 mph tonight.
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